Christmas came early for the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, as county commissioners approved receiving Monday the Attorney General’s Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office Funding Assistance Grant Program to the tune of $250,000.

Work underway

An excavator digs trenches for utility lines at a new warehouse construction site at the intersection of Market and Industrial Drive south of Clinton.

Moving on up

Construction worker Eduardo Martinez hands a metal beam up during the second-story addition project at Clinton Middle School.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a woman in California more than 50 years ago, authorities said.

(AP) — One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft.

Colorful hair sparks learning

Dayanna Olguin, REDS365 teacher, left, laughs as student Camryn Isaak touches her vibrant hair during a STEM class on the after-school program’s opening day.

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods.

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